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Driving license and medical examination for health reasons
Verified 06 May 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
You have a health problem and you wonder if a medical examination is required for to issue the permit or for preserve the permit ? You want to to obtain a fitting out, such as an adapted gearbox or automatic clutch? We tell you when a medical examination is mandatory and the steps to follow to do the procedure.
What applies to you ?
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You're passing the license
Step-by-step approach
You should have a medical check-up if:
- You have a disease incompatible with the issue of the permit
- You pass the A or B permit and you have a physical incapacity incompatible with obtaining a license
- You pass the A or B permit to drive a disabled vehicle
- You pass the permit A, A1, A2, B or B1 and you have a invalidity pension, civil or military
- The examiner you request to undergo a medical examination after the license has been reviewed
Please note
if you do not undergo a medical examination and are responsible for an accident related to a condition incompatible with driving, you are not not covered by your insurance.
You must speak to a certified city doctor by the prefect of your department.
This doctor should not be your doctor.
You can consult the list of approved doctors on prefectural websites.
The list of accredited doctors is also available in the prefectures, sub-prefectures and in the town halls of certain municipalities.
FYI
you can take the medical examination with a doctor registered in a department other than your residence. In this case, it is prudent to attach to your file the explanation of the use of a doctor other than that of your department of residence.
General case
Who shall I contact
Who shall I contact
In Paris
You must download and pre-fill the cerfa form no. 14880.
The form is also available in the prefecture.
Driver's license - Medical opinion
You must also complete a questionnaire about your health.
You can download the order of 28 March 2022 which contains this questionnaire in Annex III (page 44))
Also prepare a identification (original) and documents that you find useful on your state of health.
The doctor should check your physical fitness, cognitive and sensory to drive.
If you have not already completed the questionnaire regarding your health condition, the doctor has you fill it out.
He is reviewing your file and carrying out the medical examination.
The doctor may do the following:
- Prescribe additional examinations
- Prescribe a psychotechnical examination with a psychologist registered with the prefect
- Ask For advice from specialized health professionals
- Request a driving test
- Ask for your examination by a medical board
If necessary, ask your prefecture to make these steps.
General case
In Paris
For inquiries concerning LES in Paris, we invite you to consult the police prefecture website, taking into account the specificities of the Paris organization.
The medical examination, also called medical examination, cost €36.
The average price of a psychotechnical examination is €100 about.
The health insurance (social security) does not cover the costs of the medical examination, nor any additional examinations.
The doctor is giving you the original of the medical opinion.
The doctor renders the opinion "Fit".
This means that your health is compatible with driving.
Keep the medical advice which will be necessary to make your application for a permit to drive online on theANTS: titleContent.
You can sign up for the exam driver's license.
The medical opinion has a validity of 2 years.
Please note
the prefect is not obliged to follow the medical opinion and may object to your registration for the driver's license examination.
The doctor is giving you the original of the medical opinion.
There are 3 possible reviews:
- Unfit
This means that your health condition is incompatible with driving. - Temporary aptitude
The doctor specifies the duration, ranging from 6 months to 5 years. - Fitness with restrictions
The doctor specifies what arrangements or equipment are needed.
You receive a mail to inform you that you can to submit comments.
At the end of the deadline to collect your observations, the prefect will notifyby post sadness decision : incompetence, ability temporary or aptitude with restrictions.
The letter specifies the remedies and time-limits for appeals.
You can appeal to the medical appeal board.
However, you must respect the decision of the prefect even if you do appeal.
The committee will examine you, consult the approved doctor if necessary and forward its opinion to the prefect.
If the prefect again makes an unfavorable decision, you can request a new medical examination in the 6 months according to this decision.
You can also make a appeal to the administrative court.
You already have the license
Step-by-step approach
You should have a medical check-up if:
- You have a disease incompatible with the maintenance of the license
- Your state of health involves a limitation of the period of validity of the permit
- You have a permit of limited validity with medical-administrative EAD restriction
- You want to be exempt from the requirement to wear a seat belt
- You want to prove that your medical condition justifies an exception to the transparency of vehicle windows
Please note
if you do not undergo a medical examination and are responsible for an accident related to a condition incompatible with driving, you are not covered by your assurance.
You must speak to a certified city doctor by the prefect of your department.
This doctor should not be your doctor.
You can consult the list of approved doctors on prefectural websites.
The list of accredited doctors is also available in the prefectures, sub-prefectures and in the town halls of certain municipalities.
FYI
you can take the medical examination with a doctor registered in a department other than your residence. In this case, it is prudent to attach to your file the explanation of the use of a doctor other than that of your department of residence.
Who shall I contact
Who shall I contact
You must download and pre-fill the cerfa form no. 14880.
The form is also available in the prefecture.
Driver's license - Medical opinion
You must also complete a questionnaire about your health.
You can download the order of 28 March 2022 which contains this questionnaire in Annex III (page 44))
Also prepare a identification (original) and documents that you find useful on your state of health.
The doctor should check your physical fitness, cognitive and sensory to drive.
If you have not already completed the questionnaire regarding your health condition, the doctor has you fill it out.
He is reviewing your file and carrying out the medical examination.
The doctor may do the following:
- Prescribe additional examinations
- Prescribe a psychotechnical examination with a psychologist registered with the prefect
- Ask For advice from specialized health professionals
- Request a driving test
- Ask for your examination by a medical board
If necessary, ask your prefecture to make these steps.
General case
In Paris
For inquiries concerning LES in Paris, we invite you to consult the police prefecture website, taking into account the specificities of the Paris organization.
The medical examination, also called medical examination, cost €36.
The health insurance does not cover the costs of the medical examination, nor any additional examinations.
The average price of a psychotechnical examination is €100 about.
However, medical screening is free for a disabled person whose rate of recognized invalidity is equal to or greater than 50 %.
The doctor is giving you the original of the medical opinion.
The doctor shall deliver the opinion "Able".
This means that your health is compatible with driving.
Warning
the medical opinion "Apte" does not authorize you to drive until the prefect has made a decision unless your license is still valid at the time of the medical examination.
In case of control by law enforcement, present your driving license and the medical opinion.
The medical opinion has a validity of 2 years.
The license renewal application is available online on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
You must contact the digitized version of the medical opinion other documents requested.
On-line application for a driving license in case of expiry
Please note
the prefect is not obliged to follow the medical opinion. He can make an unfavorable decision.
The doctor is giving you the original of the medical opinion.
There are 3 possible reviews:
- Unfit
This means that your health condition is incompatible with driving. - Temporary aptitude
The doctor specifies the duration, ranging from 6 months to 5 years. - Fitness with restrictions
The doctor specifies what arrangements or equipment are needed.
You receive a mail to inform you that you can to submit your observations.
At the end of the deadline to collect your observations, the prefect will notifyby post sadness decision : incompetence, ability temporary or aptitude with restrictions.
The letter specifies the remedies and time-limits for appeals.
You can appeal to the medical appeal board.
However, you must respect the decision of the prefect even if you do appeal.
The committee will examine you, consult the approved doctor if necessary and forward its opinion to the prefect.
If the prefect again makes an unfavorable decision, you can request a new medical examination in the 6 months according to this decision.
You can also make aappeal to the administrative court.
Driver's license - Medical opinion
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
- carte grise 34 00 - Information on the
Carte grise National interactive voice server providing automated answers regarding the following:
Carte grise If the user does not get the answer to his question about the taking of the vehicle or the driving license, he will be put in contact with an advisor of the National Agency for Secure Titles (ANTS).
By telephone
From the metropolis:
34,00 (cost of a local call)
From overseas:
09 70 83 07 07
From the foreigner:
+33 9 70 83 07 07
- Telephone administrative information - Allo Public Service
For more information on this topic, you can contact Allô Service Public.
Cost: free service
The informants who answer you belong to the Ministry of the Interior.
Attention: the service does not have access to users' personal files and cannot therefore provide information on their status.
The service is available at the following times:
- Monday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Wednesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Thursday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Friday: 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m
- Highway Code: Articles L224-1 to L224-18Prohibition of issuance, detention, suspension and cancelation.
- Highway Code: Articles R221-4 to R221-8Issuance of driving licenses
- Highway Code: Articles R221-9 to R221-13Proficiency check
- Highway Code: Articles R226-1 to R226-4Organization of medical checks on driving ability
- Highway Code: Articles R412-6 to R412-16General traffic rules
- Code of Social Action and Families: Articles L243-4 to L243-7Free for people with disabilities
- Order of 28 March 2022 listing medical conditions incompatible or compatible with the obtaining or maintenance of a driving license or which may result in limited validity
- Order of 18 October 2016 concerning the approval of glazing and its installation in vehicles
- Order of 26 August 2016 concerning the psychotechnical examination provided for in the framework of the medical check-up of fitness to drive
- Order of 1 February 2016 fixing the fees of doctors authorized for the medical examination of driving ability
- Order of 31 July 2012 on the organization of the medical examination of driving ability
- Order of 20 April 2012 laying down the conditions for the issue, issue and validity of driving licenses
- Circular of 25 July 2013 on the organization of medical checks on the fitness to drive of drivers and applicants for driving licenses
- Circular of 3 August 2012 on the organization of medical checks on drivers' fitness to drive
- Ministerial reply of 16 February 2021 on persons with disabilities who encounter difficulties in driving license renewal procedures
- Ministerial Response of 1 September 2020 on the issue of older people driving
- Ministerial Response of 7 July 2020 on the mandatory medical check-up before resuming driving following certain health problems
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